Math Calculators Designed ToHelp Save Homework Time and Stress

Welcome to the Online Math Calculators and Algebra Calculators section at free-online-calculator-use.com, created for the purpose of helping students and their parents to cut down on homework time and stress.

This ever-growing math and algebra calculator collection began with many of the calculators I created to help me assist my own children with their mathematic and algebra homework.

Math Can Be Fun ... If You Enjoy Doing Math!

What you won't find in the online math calculators section is any of the normal hype you read on other math help sites. No matter how hard these sites try to convince parents and students that math can made to be fun, for many, mathematics is not, nor will it ever be, fun.

In my opinion, the only people who consider math to be fun, are those who enjoy doing math -- people like myself. And while I consider certain types of math to be fun, other types ... not so much. In fact, the only reason I enjoy any type of math at all is because it helps me to solve problems that are important to what I enjoy doing.

As for those people who hate mathematics now and forever, the most one could hope to accomplish is to help them and their children to pass their required math courses in the least amount of time, with the least amount of stress -- which is my goal for the online math calculators section.

What is the Key to Being "Good at Math?"

The key to being good at math boils down to one skill -- memorization. That's all math really is, the memorization of math facts, formulas, and rules. So if you're good at memorizing and retaining facts, formulas, and rules, you will most likely be good at math.

Unfortunately, no matter how good you are at memorization, if you don't use what you have memorized on a consistent basis, you will eventually forget what you once had memorized. And therein lies the problem for most parents when it comes to helping their children with their math and algebra homework -- the average parent has not used what they were taught as children often enough to retain what they now need to be of help.

Are You Pulling Your Hair Out Trying To Help Your Children With Math?

If you are a parent and you've forgotten your math and algebra due to lack of use -- or you never had much of an aptitude for mathematics and algebra to begin with -- and you have a child who is struggling with mathematics, the math and algebra calculators in this section were designed with you in mind.

The math and algebra calculator collection in this section consists of calculators that will:

Help in the memorization and retention of math facts, formulas, and rules.

Make quick work of time consuming tasks, such as factoring.

Quickly solve common types of problems, such as fractions, exponents, square roots, etc.

Below are the current arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry calculators, quizzes, solvers, and timed tests contained in the online math calculators section, all of which are dedicated to helping you and your kids to get math homework done with less time and stress.

Current Online Math Calculators

Calculators that Help With Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Adding Subtracting 2 Fractions Calculator for Like or Unlike Denominators
This free online fraction calculator will add one fraction to another, or subtract one fraction from another, and then simplify the resulting fraction. Plus, the add subtract calculator will show its work and give a step-by-step summary of how it arrived at the answer. Also includes "How Do You Add Fractions with Different Denominators?" and "What Are the Steps to Subtract Fractions?"

Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers Calculator
This calculator will add one mixed number to another, or subtract one mixed number from another, and then simplify the result and convert the improper fraction back to a mixed number if necessary. Plus, the calculator will display the steps and their explanations in the results. Also includes "How Do You Add and Subtract Mixed Numbers?" and an example of "How to convert a Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction."

Compare Fractions Calculator for Comparing and Ordering Fractions
This free online fraction calculator will compare one fraction with another to determine which is greater. Plus, the fraction comparison calculator will show its work and give a step-by-step summary of how it arrived at the result. Also includes "How Do You Compare Fractions?" and "Comparing Fractions with Different Denominators".

Dividing Fractions Calculator Including Whole and Mixed Numbers
This free online fraction calculator will divide any combination of a fraction, a whole number, or a mixed number, and then simplify the resulting fraction. Plus, the fraction division calculator will show its work and give a step-by-step summary of how it arrived at the quotient. Also includes "How to Divide Fractions", "Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers", and "Dividing Fractions By Whole Numbers".

Fraction Reducer Calculator to Reduce Fractions to Simplest Form
This free online fraction calculator will quickly simplify fractions to their simplest form, plus convert improper fractions into their mixed number equivalents. Also includes "What Does it Mean to "Reduce Fractions?", "How To Simply Fractions", and "Converting Improper Fractions."

Multiplying Fractions Calculator Including Whole and Mixed Numbers
This free online fraction calculator will multiply any combination of a fraction, a whole number, or a mixed number, and then simplify the resulting fraction. Plus, the fraction multiplication calculator will show its work and give a step-by-step summary of how it arrived at the product. Also includes "How to Multiply Fractions", "Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers", and "Multiplying Fractions By Whole Numbers".

Division Calculators

Long Division Calculator for Whole or Decimal Numbers
This free online division calculator will not only perform long division, but it will also show and explain each step it took to solve the problem. Plus, besides showing its work, the calculated results include a chart showing multiples of the divisor so you can learn your math facts while you are doing your long division practice. And not only does the calculator help you to learn how to do long division, but the page also includes tutorials for four of the most common long division quotients (with remainder, without remainder, decimal with no remainder, decimal with recurring remainder).

Geometry Calculators

Circle Calculator to Calculate Area, Circumference, Diameter, and Radius
This free online geometry calculator will solve for the three unknown circle measurements from one known measurement. Plus, the calculator displays the steps, formulas, and sequence used to calculate each unknown measurement in the results. Also includes a circle diagram depicting each measurement, accompanied by a brief definition of each and the method of solving for them.

Slope Calculator to Find Slope of Straight Line If Two Points Are Known
This free online calculator will find the slope, y-intercept, and angle of a straight line from two entered points. Plus, the calculator will also find the distance between the two points, and formulate the line equation from the points and slope. The calculator will also attempt to plot the two points on a graph and draw the line that runs through them. Includes brief explanations for "How to Calculate Slope From Two Points" and "How to Formulate the Line Equation."

GCF and LCM Calculators

Greatest Common Factor Calculator: Tool to Find GFC of up to 4 Numbers
This free online greatest common factor tool will help you to quickly find GCF for 2, 3, or 4 numbers at once -- all in the blink of an eye -- plus show the GFC divisors and all factors for all numbers entered. Includes brief answers to "What Are Factors?", "What Are Common Factors?", and "What is a Greatest Common Factor?"

LCM Calculator: Tool to Find Least Common Mulitple of up to 4 Numbers
This free online least common multiple tool will help you to quickly find LCM for 2, 3, or 4 numbers at once -- all in the blink of an eye -- plus show the LCM divisors and all preceding multiples for all numbers entered. Includes brief answers to "What Are Multiples?", "What is a Common Multiple?", and "What is a Least Common Multiple?"

Algebra and Equation Solvers

Algebra Calculator for Solving All Types of Math Problems
This free online algebra calculator will solve all types of equations, including basic math, algebra, pre-algebra, trigonometry, calculus, precalculus, and statistics equations. This calculator is provided by Mathway®, the number one online problem solving resource for students, parents, and teachers.

Linear Equation Solver for Solving Equations with One Variable
This free online math calculator will solve most one-variable linear equations -- including those having fractions and decimals -- plus simplify the solution and show the steps it took to arrive at the result. This page also includes a brief answer to "What is a Linear Equation?" and a step-by-step example showing "How to Solve Linear Equations."

Prime Factoring Calculator for Prime Factorization of a Number
This free online math calculator will quickly generate a list of prime numbers that are factors of a given number, plus simplify the primes into an exponential expression, and show its work so you can verify the result. Also includes a brief answer to "What Are Prime Numbers" as well as a demonstration of the procedure for "Manually Factoring Prime Numbers."

Calculators for Learning Math Facts

Timed Math Addition Facts Quiz for Learning 0-12 Additions
This free online addition facts timed test will help you (or your child) to learn math facts for additions of 0-12. Plus, the quiz will store up to 10 quiz results for each fact (addend) practice session, which are then displayed in a printable addition facts practice report card. This report card also includes a bar graph for a visual display of the progress made from the first addition facts timed test to the last.

Timed Multiplication Quiz for Facts Drill Tests
This free online math calculator will help you or your child to learn multiplication math facts from 0 to 12. Includes a built-in timer and a printable report card complete with a bar graph for a visual progress tracking for up to ten stored multiplication drills.

Percentage Calculators

Percent Calculator for Calculating Percentages 3 Ways
This free online percentage calculator will calculate a percentage from two numbers, or a number from a percentage and another number. Includes a detailed explanation of "How to Calculate Percentages" using both the shortcut method and the proportion (cross multiplication) method -- for all three types of percentage calculations.

Percentage Change Calculator to Calculate Percent Increase or Decrease
This free online percentage calculator will calculate the numerical difference, percent difference, fractional change, and percent change between one number and another number. Includes the percent change formula and a detailed example of "How to Calculate Percent Change" for both an increase and a decrease.

Prime Number Checkers and List Generators

Prime Number Checker to Check if a Number is Prime
This free online prime number calculator will quickly tell you whether or not the entered number is prime (natural) or composite. Plus, if the number is not prime, it will display the first divisor it found, along with the divisor equation and quotient.

Prime Number Generator to Create List of Prime Numbers
This free online prime number list generator will create a custom prime numbers list of up to 10,000 primes, with primes ranging from 2 to 104,730. For example, you could either create a delimited list containing the first 100 prime numbers, or a list of the primes that occur between 100 and 500. Plus, you can also tell the generator to format the list into a prime numbers chart for printing.

Radicals and Exponents Calculators

Exponent Calculator to Solve Exponential Expressions
This free online math calculator will calculate the result of raising a number (base) to a given power (exponent), including exponential expressions that have negative bases and/or exponents. Also includes brief explanations covering "Exponent Definition", "Negative Exponents", and "Be Aware of Negatives and Parenthesis".

Square Root Calculator for Finding the Square Root of a Number
This free online square root calculator is handy for quickly calculating square roots. Plus, if the radicand is not a perfect square, the square roots calculator will list the nearest perfect squares that are greater and less than the radicand. Includes brief answers to "What are Square Roots?" and "What Are Perfect Squares?".

Statistics Calculators

Standard Deviation Calculator for Population and Sample Data Sets
This free statistics calculator will calculate the mean, variance and standard deviation of an entered or pasted-in data set, plus convert the results into a step-by-step tutorial that shows you how to manually solve for the standard depreciation formula. Page includes brief explanations and definitions of related terms, as well as an example illustrating how much easier it is to solve the standard deviation formula than it is to decipher the formula.

Statistical Average Calculator for Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
This free statistics calculator will calculate the mean, median, mode, and range of a number set. You can either enter the numbers one at a time, or paste-in a set copied from a document or spreadsheet. Plus, the results include a sorted, custom-delimited, data set along with a distribution table. Page also includes tutorials on how to calculate mean, median, mode, and range.

Future Online Math Calculators

The following is a list of math and algebra calculators that I plan to add to this section as I have time. I'm basically adding math and algebra calculators to free-online-calculator-use.com in the order from highest demand to lowest demand, so if you see any calculator in the following list you want me to put on the high priority list, please let me know. Or, if you desire an online math calculator that is not on the list of planned online math calculators, please let me know so I can add it to my list.